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Bay Area Arts and Entertainment BlogFri, 31 Jul 2015 15:11:55 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Another Sneak Peek At “Lost”http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/12/17/another-sneak-peek-at-lost/
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/12/17/another-sneak-peek-at-lost/#commentsWed, 17 Dec 2008 23:19:07 +0000http://www.ibabuzz.com/tvfreak/?p=2172I have to admit: When they did that whole vanishing island thing during last season’s finale of “Lost,” my eyes did a little roll and, for the first time ever, I wondered if it might be time to check out… Continue Reading →

I have to admit: When they did that whole vanishing island thing during last season’s finale of “Lost,” my eyes did a little roll and, for the first time ever, I wondered if it might be time to check out of this mind-blowing drama.

But now that we’re starting to see some promo glimpses of the upcoming season, I find that the juices are flowing all over again. (Granted, the putrid quality of network television this fall probably has a little to do with that).

Anyway, the latest clip is a tantalizing one. It has Jack and Ben talking about what has happened on the island since that now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t moment and getting ready to round up the Oceanic 6 for a return voyage. Does it get you stoked? … Or are you rolling your eyes?

]]>http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/12/17/another-sneak-peek-at-lost/feed/0“Lost”: Don’t Trust The Captainhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/03/14/lost-dont-trust-the-captain/
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/03/14/lost-dont-trust-the-captain/#commentsFri, 14 Mar 2008 17:11:25 +0000http://www.ibabuzz.com/tvfreak/2008/03/14/lost-dont-trust-the-captain/Here’s your TV Freak take on the latest episode of “Lost.” If you haven’t see it, proceed with caution: “Don’t trust the captain.” Those were the words on a cryptic note that was slipped to Sayid and Desmod, who remain… Continue Reading →

]]>Here’s your TV Freak take on the latest episode of “Lost.” If you haven’t see it, proceed with caution:

“Don’t trust the captain.” Those were the words on a cryptic note that was slipped to Sayid and Desmod, who remain holed up on the freighter. It might as well have read: “Don’t trust the writers of this show.”

Until last night, I had been having a lot of fun with the way “Lost” had beenÂ manipulating its flashbacks and flash-forwards in order to keep usÂ all off-kilter. But I felt that last night’sÂ interweaving ofÂ a flash-forward (Sun) and flashback (Jin) was a bit of a cheat and I cry “foul!”

In Sun’s flash-forward, we learned that she is one of the fabled Oceanic 6. She got off the island but is havingÂ complications with her pregnancy. An ambulance is called and she’s rushed to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Jin is in a toy store somewhere, frantically trying to buy a stuffed panda to take to the maternity ward. We cut back and forth between the two: SunÂ preparing to giveÂ birth to a girl and asking for JinÂ … Jin bolting into the hospital with a humongous panda in tow. And it’s not until the final minutes that we figure out that we’re stuck in the past and that he’s not taking the bear to Sun. Instead, he’s presenting a gift to a VIP as a rep of Paik Automotive. (The writers did, at least, provide a tip-off. Earlier in the store, the clerk mentioned how it was the Year of the Dragon).

But then comes the heartbreaking revelation: In the future, Sun is a widow. We learn this when Hurley drops in to see the baby and accompany her to the cemetery.Â The date on the grave-marker: Sept. 22, 2004, the day Flight 815 went down. Apparently it’s an effort to go along with the ruse our survivors have concocted. We have no idea when Jin really died.

Meanwhile, back on the freighter, more revelations: We meet the mysterious Captain, who informs Desmond and Sayid that the boat is owned by Charles Widmore. Even more stunning: They believe that it was Ben who faked the crash scene of Oceanic 815 — the one that had the world believing all 324 passengers instantly died at the bottom of the sea.

And then the one we’ve seen coming for weeks: Michael DawsonÂ is on the boat, apparently serving as Ben’s “spy.” He’s working undercover as a janitor named Kevin Johnson.

As forÂ next week, the breathless promo told us that “Someone will DIE.” Someone besides Jin? Stay tuned.

As for now, our weekly barrage of questions:Â

— So how did Michael wind up on the freighter (and where’s Walt)?

— What’s the “errand”Â Frank went off on?

— Who really faked the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 and how in the heck did they pull it off?